Australia

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	15	Spheniscidae Penguins	5	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	39	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	5
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	24	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	0

IUCN Red List Status

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

Australia at a glance

Land area

7,741,220 km²

BirdLife Partner

BirdLife Australia

Species
Total number of birds	726
Globally threatened birds	70
Country endemics	356
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	310
Total IBA area	438,400 km²
IBA area as % of land area	6%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	15

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Australia. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/australia on 22/11/2024.